Some employers are reconsidering the traditional five-days-in-the-office pattern as the national average price for a gallon of gas hovers around $4. The idea is to whittle down commuting costs for workers by allowing them to work from home or switch to four days of 10 hours each.

Lawyers for a man accused of a deadly rampage that began at a courthouse urged a judge Monday to keep under seal parts of a filing from the state public defender's office that they said could hurt Brian Nichols' ability to get a fair trial.